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Maryland coaches have begun constructing their game plan for their Foster Farms Bowl matchup with Stanford, schemes they hope put the Terps in position to upset the heavily favored Cardinal. While Stanford is a modest 7-5, all five of the team's losses came against ranked opponents, with three of the defeats coming by a three-point margin. Despite being without top offensive weapon Ty Montgomery, the Cardinal won, 31-10, at No. 8 UCLA in their regular season finale Nov. 28. Here is an early look at Stanford in advance of the game, which will be played Dec. 30 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California: OFFENSE Stanford is led by senior quarterback Kevin Hogan, a...

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He has credentials
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Randy Fischer
Broadneck, linebacker, senior
* The 6-2, 215-pound weak-side linebacker led team in tackles for third straight season
* Had 104 tackles, 20 tackles for a loss, 3.5 sacks, three caused fumbles
* Has 291 career tackles, believed to be a...

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